While reading up on the upcoming changes in WP 2.7,I came across an article aboutThe New 2.7 Dashboard. Tucked towards the bottom was this little ditty:

rather than including something rushed and clunky, we’re holding off until a later version

They were speaking of some “inbox” feature that was temporarily in trunk, but has been removed. I must say, that’s one of the first times I’ve seen that acknowledgment in WordPress development, and more often than naught, it has been the contrary. New features have been thrown in at the last minute, and result in confusion by users, too many bugs to count, and dissatisfaction by long time users. It’s nice to see the prudent approach being taken for a change, particularly in a release that seems to already have quite a bit of change included.